Five plus days of non-stop rains in Rome have slowed life to a crawl. A massive nation-wide strike had been called for Friday, but the Roman portion of it was largely canceled due to what has been declared the worst weather in years. The Tiber river is at the highest level it has been since the 1960s and some of the ancient bridges are considered at risk of being swept away by the rising waters. This morning we finally had a lull in the rains and went out to join the others who were lining the shores of the river, cameras in hand. Here is the Tiber River on the day after it had reached its peak levels:
Here is a shot of how the water normally looks in non-flood level times. The lower lamplit walkway is now completely submerged:
Here is a video i-report, shot in our Trastevere neighborhood last night: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-162314
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